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Wheat Field with Cypresses — Vincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh · June 1889

Hagar in the Wilderness — Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

Hagar in the Wilderness

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot · 1835

Olive Trees — Vincent van Gogh

Olive Trees

Vincent van Gogh · 1889

Venus and Adonis — Titian

Venus and Adonis

Titian · 1550s

The Forest in Winter at Sunset — Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

Théodore Rousseau · ca. 1846–67

Wheat Fields — Jacob van Ruisdael

Wheat Fields

Jacob van Ruisdael · ca. 1670

Two Men Contemplating the Moon — Caspar David Friedrich

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

Caspar David Friedrich · ca. 1825–30

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers) — Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)

Thomas Gainsborough · 1787

The Calm Sea — Gustave Courbet

The Calm Sea

Gustave Courbet · 1869

The Immaculate Conception — Guido Reni

The Immaculate Conception

Guido Reni · 1627

Sunset — Eugène Delacroix

Sunset

Eugène Delacroix · ca. 1850

Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct — Théodore Géricault

Evening: Landscape with an Aqueduct

Théodore Géricault · 1818

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt — Peter Paul Rubens

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt

Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1635

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus — Niccolo Pussino

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus

Niccolo Pussino · ca. 1627

The Flowering Orchard — Vincent van Gogh

The Flowering Orchard

Vincent van Gogh · 1888

Young Woman with Ibis — Edgar Degas

Young Woman with Ibis

Edgar Degas · 1857–58; reworked 1860–62

Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna — Claude Lorrain

Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna

Claude Lorrain · ca. 1639

Salvator Mundi — Domenico Fetti

Salvator Mundi

Domenico Fetti · ca. 1622–23

The Fishing Boat — Gustave Courbet

The Fishing Boat

Gustave Courbet · 1865

Seated Giant — Francisco Goya

Seated Giant

Francisco Goya · by 1818 (possibly 1814–18)

A Man Leaning on a Parapet — Georges Seurat

A Man Leaning on a Parapet

Georges Seurat · ca. 1881

Red Sunset — Arkhip Kuindzhi

Red Sunset

Arkhip Kuindzhi · 1905–8

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness — Master of the Osservanza

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness

Master of the Osservanza · ca. 1435

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming — Joseph Wright of Derby

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming

Joseph Wright of Derby · 1779

Women Picking Olives — Vincent van Gogh

Women Picking Olives

Vincent van Gogh · 1889

Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages — Paris Bordone

Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages

Paris Bordone

Sunrise — Claude Lorrain

Sunrise

Claude Lorrain · possibly 1646–47

A Shaded Avenue — Jean-Honoré Fragonard

A Shaded Avenue

Jean-Honoré Fragonard · ca. 1775

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight — Johan Christian Dahl

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight

Johan Christian Dahl · 1846

Two Men before a Waterfall at Sunset — Johan Christian Dahl

Two Men before a Waterfall at Sunset

Johan Christian Dahl · 1823

Wooded Upland Landscape — Thomas Gainsborough

Wooded Upland Landscape

Thomas Gainsborough · probably 1783

The Weeders — Jules Breton

The Weeders

Jules Breton · 1868

Grainfields — Jacob van Ruisdael

Grainfields

Jacob van Ruisdael · mid- or late 1660s

The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy — Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1760s

Young Man on a Riverbank (recto); Study of a Wagnerian Scene (verso) — Umberto Boccioni

Young Man on a Riverbank (recto); Study of a Wagnerian Scene (verso)

Umberto Boccioni · 1902

Vaprio d'Adda — Bernardo Bellotto

Vaprio d'Adda

Bernardo Bellotto · 1744

The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest — Théodore Rousseau

The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest

Théodore Rousseau · 1852–54

A Meadow Bordered by Trees — Théodore Rousseau

A Meadow Bordered by Trees

Théodore Rousseau · ca. 1845–60

An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau — Théodore Rousseau

An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau

Théodore Rousseau · probably 1861

Sunset near Arbonne — Théodore Rousseau

Sunset near Arbonne

Théodore Rousseau · ca. 1860–65

View of La Crescenza — Claude Lorrain

View of La Crescenza

Claude Lorrain · 1648–50

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish — J. M. W. Turner

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

J. M. W. Turner · 1837–38

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834 — J. M. W. Turner

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

J. M. W. Turner · 1835

Estérel Village — Edgar Degas

Estérel Village

Edgar Degas · c. 1890

Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael — Nicolaes Maes

Abraham Dismissing Hagar and Ishmael

Nicolaes Maes · 1653

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water — James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

James McNeill Whistler · 1872

Graziella — Jules Lefebvre

Graziella

Jules Lefebvre · 1878

Flower Clouds — Odilon Redon

Flower Clouds

Odilon Redon · c. 1903

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer — Jan van Goyen

View of Haarlem and the Haarlemmer Meer

Jan van Goyen · 1646

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt — Aelbert Cuyp

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt

Aelbert Cuyp · ca. 1650